About

Our Mission

CarbonFarm's mission is to make regenerative agriculture profitable for farmers while helping corporations achieve their net-zero goals. We make access to carbon markets easy for farmers and agribusinesses and provide end-to-end support: from project design, satellite-based MRV, to handling certification and credit sales. For corporations, we offer trustworthy, registry-certified, and satellite-verified credits to offset emissions.

With CarbonFarm, profitability and sustainability unite, shaping a greener future for agriculture and our planet.

Our Team

Our diverse team, with backgrounds in data science, sustainability, remote sensing, and business management, is united by a shared mission to tackle climate change.

Vassily Carantino

Chief Executive Officer

Vassily combines expertise in climate change with a cultivated intuition for data-driven problem solving. Prior to entrepreneurship, Vassily was a McKinsey consultant, specialised in sustainability and carbon markets. Prior to that, Vassily was a PM at Amazon, and data scientist at a FinTech. An engineer by training, Vassily is a graduate of Columbia Business School. On the side, Vassily is a volunteer sailing instructor and plays two instruments.

James Hastwell

Chief Technology Officer

James is a data product leader whose expertise lies in leveraging big data and scientific research to build innovative products. Prior to entrepreneurship, James was the Head of Data Science in AdTech, where he led a team of 15 engineers. Dux of his engineering faculty at the University of Western Australia, he also holds a Masters from Ecole Polytechnique. On the side, James is an avid climber and surfer.

Dr. Hoa Phan

Lead Scientist

Dr Hoa Phan has nearly 10 years of research experience on remote sensing applications for rice (PhD and post-doctorate). Hoa is a specialist in scientific research for environmental applications with an emphasis on SAR (synthetic aperture radar) technology for rice agriculture monitoring to enhance crop production and other applications in food security and global environment.

Aparna Raturi

Chief of Staff

Aparna is an experienced lawyer with varied experience in dealing with international stakeholders especially in climate change regulation & sustainable finance. She holds an MBA from HEC Paris and dual degrees in Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from NLIU, India. Beyond her professional expertise, Aparna is driven by a personal commitment to sustainability, especially supporting smallholders in emerging economies. She is also a trained Indian classical dancer and avid traveller.

Tim Chapman

Chief Data Architect

With an academic background in Applied Mathematics, Physics and Electronic Engineering, Tim loves to apply the scientific method using software. After spending much of his career working as a data scientist, data engineer and cloud infrastructure engineer at leading ad tech companies, he has deep familiarity with modern data-driven solutions architecture. At CarbonFarm, he leverages this experience to maximise the value of our rich satellite and field-based data sources. In his spare time, Tim is an avid board gamer, water polo player and reader of science fiction.

Laurène Pascal

Machine Learning Engineer

Laurène specialises in implementing tools and machine learning models to process satellite imagery. Her previous experiences also include using machine learning tools for the detection of quality anomalies in water. She holds an engineering degree from Ecole Polytechnique as well as a master's degree in data sciences from the Polytechnique Institute of Paris.

Thanh Tran

Carbon Markets Specialist

Thanh blends climate change and carbon market expertise with smallholder rice farming knowledge. Committed to fighting climate change and sustainable agriculture, he has extensive experience in Vietnam's afforestation and reforestation carbon projects, furthering his skills in sustainability and NGO management over six years. Thanh is a graduate from Vietnam Japan University. Outside of work, Thanh is a photographer.

George Moon

Senior Full Stack Developer

George’s multi-disciplinary background includes technical skills in web development, geospatial analysis and project management, as well as studies in environmental policy and scientific field work experience. He has a Master in Environmental Policy from Sciences Po (Paris) and BA(Hons)/BSc in Geography from the University of Canterbury (New Zealand). He has previously worked as a developer and project manager in France and New Zealand, as well as a stint developing bird biodiversity databases for New Zealand’s Department of Conservation. George continues to volunteer his time to help bird conservation, and when he’s not doing that he can be found hiking, running, bouldering, playing musical instruments or drawing.

Daria-Maria Preda

Software Engineer

Daria has a diverse background in computer engineering, specialising in smart technologies and satellite data analysis. Her projects include detecting flooding from satellite images and using machine learning to predict grape quality and yields. She is currently completing her master's degree at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, with a strong focus on the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in smart agriculture.

Dr. Simone Marullo

AI Engineer

A PhD candidate at the University of Florence, specialising in computer vision and continual learning, Simone also has a background in software engineering, including a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in that field, he is passionate about technology transfer and meaningful AI applications especially for climate-related initiatives.

Our Backers

Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES)